Logical Reasoning

PT16 · S3 · Q11 A controversial program rewards prison inmates

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A controversial program rewards prison inmates who behave particularly well in prison by giving them the chance to receive free cosmetic plastic surgery performed by medical students.

Your task

Describe the reasoning error the argument actually commits.

Common trap

Answers that name a real logical flaw the argument doesn't actually make.

Winning move

Articulate the gap in the reasoning yourself, then match it to the choice that describes that gap.

11.

A flaw in the reasoning of the passage is that it

  1. allows moral issues to be

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. dismisses moral considerations on the

    Trap

    12% picked this

  3. labels the program as “controversial”

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. asserts that the rehabilitation of

    Trap

    5% picked this

  5. Correct

    relies on evidence drawn from

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

    Skill tested: Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    78% picked this

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